Today
A mix of clouds and sun during the morning will give way to cloudy skies this afternoon. A stray afternoon thunderstorm is possible. High around 70F. Winds SE at 10 to 15 mph..
Tonight
Some clouds this evening will give way to mainly clear skies overnight. Low near 45F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph. Updated: May 14, 2021 @ 9:58 am
David Zalubowski
David Zalubowski staff, AP
This Mexican Wolf is right at home in the snowy environment of the Rocky Mountain Wild exhibit at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo on Monday, May 3, 2021. The Pikes Peak region got a good dose of moisture on Monday in both the forms of rain and snow at the higher elevations. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)
This Mexican Wolf is right at home in the snowy environment of the Rocky Mountain Wild exhibit at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo on Monday, May 3, 2021. The Pikes Peak region got a good dose of moisture on Monday in both the forms of rain and snow at the higher elevations. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)
Coloradoâs snowpack this winter continues to lag behind normal â much less the above-normal amount needed for the state to escape from a continuing drought â but it has improved thanks to recent storms, and more moisture is on the way.
Snowpack in the state as of Wednesday was at 85% of median, according to the Natural Resources Conservation Services. Thatâs up from 74% just under a month ago, and reflects a wetter recent weather pattern that has dropped multiple feet of powder on some Colorado ski areas.
Snowpack levels have shown similar increases in the Upper Colorado River and Gunnison River drainages, which now sit at 82% and 79% of median, respectively. The Gunnison drainage currently is the driest major basin in the state, with the Upper Rio Grande Basin having the highest amount of snowpack at 103% of median.